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Water-Year Summary for Site 05056340

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
05056340 LITTLE COULEE NEAR LEEDS, ND
LOCATION - Lat 48°14'36", long 99°22'21" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.14, T.155 N., R.68 W., Benson County, ND, Hydrologic Unit 09020201, at bridge 3.5 mi southeast of Leeds and about 0.5 mi downstream of Lake Ibsen.
DRAINAGE AREA - 320 mi² of which 150 mi² probably is noncontributing.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Gage Heights for measurements made on March 11, April 8, May 1, June 29, July 6 and Aug. 5, 2020, were revised on Dec. 2, 2020, based on changes to the gage datum. 
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - DAILY DISCHARGE--March 1998 to current year (seasonal records only).

PERIOD OF RECORD.--DAILY GAGE HEIGHT--June 1999 to current year (seasonal records only).
GAGE -

Water-stage recorder. Datum of the gage is 1426.01 ft above North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88, Survey done by USGS) and 1,480 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD29, from topographic map).

Previous locations and datums are as follows:

This station was moved upstream from 05056390 Little Coulee near Brinsmade due to rising water from Devils Lake. Records may not be equivalent to prior locations due to change in drainage area.

REMARKS -  Accuracy of records for water years prior to 2014 are noted in the individual Annual Data Reports for those water years. For water years 2014 onward, records fair except for the 2022 water year when record was rated good.  Estimated discharges are rated poor, unless otherwise noted.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum peak flow, 395 ft³/s, April 16, 2009, peak stage, 68.44 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water year 1998 to current year.